Fly swatter



April.10, 1928.

1,665,270 J. A. LUBBERS FLY SWATTER Filed March 14, 1927 a haven/60 I .ZLJJZM/ J, @AEW M waa Patented Apr. 10, 192$;

JOHN A; LUBE- ns, or cnrnron, OWA, nssreironcqo u nznns' & r; mummg; I cc, Q L QNQIO AY ,C R ORAT ON-03103214,

' F Y swarms;

' A ppl icaticnfiled March 14, 1 2;; seri l 175,101-

This invention relates to fly swatters and more particularlyto fly swatters of the Wire handled, ire mesh type and has for its principal object to. produce an improved simple and durable construction of devices off the class above described, capable being produced at i a minimum cost.

1 such wooden h'andled' swatters have been I More particularlmthe present invention is direcitedto the practical application of a flat Wire reinforcing strip such as shown in J acksQILPatents Nos, 1,018,244'and 1 ,124,138,

to a vvvire-han dled devicel Flat; Wire rein-f forcing-strips of the character therein shown have been used 'in connection with Wooden handled swatters of the Jackson typeybut largely superseded 'by ire handled devices on account of the fact' that the latter may be generallymadeand sold at less price, and furthermore, have the advantage of being thinner at the throatiso as to form a sub;-

s ri li self- The invention may best be understood 'stanti'ally fiat striking surface Where-*the handle joins; :the Wire mesh. ,With, such t innerp lativl it wire handle r l k Hires, how n i has r tvi r be nf iccult to provide; a simple; commercially-practical' c nst ti f r upp g a d n;-

choring he r nf e n t fi the P -f ent invention I provide an extremely, simple and economical construction whereby the reinforcing r p is e ure y n d ly' interlocked With'the. wire handle and, Wire ilnesh ithout an appreciable increase in .GQSt, over preexisting. wire-handled types,

excepting the ad ded of the reinforcing by reference to the accompanying; drawing illustrating certain'preferred forms in it my b ca ri d o 'Fi re 1 is a view of one form ofilfiy;

swatt'er constructed in accordance with'my [Figure 2 a fragmentary View showing the reverse: side ofthe sv vatterlsh'o'wvnfin Figure 1, with the handle portion. omitted. Q"

l Figure 4 is'an' enlarged longitudinali ec- Qtie' 's ow ng'deta ls ens r Qf re terisaster and t jsh poii n me Figur fi s an en rged p pe t jv w' show ng t e matte n pir't' allyt sem l consign b fore t e :s 'r ng 'Hps a e. p yrpliej 'v any "with e olded pp e a h Figure 'Z-is' a perspective vievv illustrating struction; v I I Referring now to another: modified; for rn f anchoring con details be the ewe-e shown in Figures 1 to 5," inclusiveflO 1111- dicates, generally a piece of'Wi're netting *or- Q 1 -Web f0rming the striking end of the swatter'; 11 ndicates a heavy? Wire shank-, {herein formed of a single Wire bent at one end3-in the 'form ofan open triangular base or-siipport '12 and having the two -lovver'- eXt'remiE 'ties thereof secured in ahandle 13 which may be of Wood or similar material. The

wire netting t-rlO iss'omevvhat elongated in shape with"rounded inner and o'uter end portions, and is bound about its periphery by means 0f: a suitable? fel or cloth bindin 15, "In the preferred form"shownihel ejn;

vvi-th so1ne pf the longitudinal ivvirs spaced apart between lines 'l6'+16 so as to form-an area 17 of' 'suli ic ient idth to accominodate the reinforcing strip or s ring 20; which.

i the center portion of the netting is' Woven forms oneof" the principal features (if-my IVQ t OD as Will now-be described (The reinforcing strip 20 consists offa, piece of strip steelbent fl'atwise pon itself at 21 and interwoven in the "central 3 ar'eajf 17 l of the netting so. 'as' to he 'disp'osed'longitudi'nally thereof with its closed endj2lfiloeated some distance from theflowe'r' or inner end of thenetting' and with" its twoo ep ends extending downwardly'to a point ad;

jacent the loWer-inar'ginf'ofthe netting; 10. Said netting is secu'redtoj thetriang-ular base" portion of the wire handle ll by folding the lower margins 10 10?,of"said netting inwardly andfu'pwardly so "as toas clearly shown in Figures 1 and 5; When so foldeg Liit be seen that the lower ends 'of'the reinforcingistri'p '20 "aredisposed in 1 05 7 J i i the lower fcorner'Toff'the triangular base pornon-12'. In the preferred 'iforrri shown in these figures, I have also utili ze'd a'triangu- Llar su erting; iedefiet, comprising a piece of heavy aper, fibre'for the like; j

folded directly about the" .9 "alongsideedges'offsaidtriangular p ortion,

support12 and within the netting 10,7as

clearly shown in Figure 5. When this sup- 7 porting member is used,,I find it preferable to insert or thr'eadthe'lower portion of the spring through the netting at a point abovethe outer margin of said supporting member, as for instance at 26 in Figures 2, aand 5, so as to brlngthe two lower ends,

ofthe spring 20 in contact with each other within the folds of: said support, as best shownin Figures 2 and 4. Y

V Inorderto secure allthe parts together,-; 1 form the free or-lower ends of theireini 1 forcing strip 20with an. offset gripping por:

"tion, in the form shown in Figuresl and 5 this gripping portion consisting of corrugated Nor hump portions 28-28, as "best shownlin Figures c 4: and 5. These securing portionsfaredisposedat the extremelower end ofthereinforcing stripso asto betin position ,to-be engaged, by, the, securing means utilized in the final assembly of the parts; a

' Y Apreferred "form of securing means come prises jafplurality of clips 305- which are disposed =.transverselyof the swatt erand pass from the inner margins of'the foldedover portions of the netting through-to the opposite side of the .netting s'o as to secure thejnettingand fibre supportingmember 25 1n flattened position over the triangular wire base V 12. 1- 115 will "be noted that the 7 .lo werj,clips 30 -3Oj are therefore disposed f portio'ns of the wire :netting andfibre member, andifatithe same time, these :clipsregis-f ter- @with opposite] sides j of the 'corru'gat'ed E placement when in-use. ,QIn the modified form s just above and ,withinthe lowerucorner' of I saidtriangular wire base so as'to 'ret-ai nthe basein the pocket thus formedby the" folded ortions 28 28so. as-to restrain, the reinorcing o stri 20 from longitudinal move- [ment relative to' the handle .11 and thus maintain it securely against endwis e disextend on opposite sides of the netting 1O toapoint below the securing means or clips- SOQand at-that point the extreme free ends are; folded inwardly towardeach other in overlapping positionso as to pass through @the wire netting, and under the lower margin of thefibre supporting member25,

thus efiectively secur ng the reinforcing strip against Withdrawal in a longitudinal direction; I

I Inasecond Figure 7 the lower end portions of vcthe areinforcing. strip; are formed with corrugations 7 '2828 as in the; case of-the {for-m shown in vFigure 4, hut inathis instance the ends are passed through an auxiliary'anchor piece 35' and? the stripand anchor piece are secured tog by c ps 3 *.31" Pa i g r through, as shown. 7 l V V hownin Figure t, the lower ends of the reinforcing stripi 20 portions tween? the diverging. sides A 'flyswatter'constructed as above de-' scribedis much more durable than the ordinary wire" handle type heretofore in use. The reinforcing strip is effectively secured and anchored in place, in the triangular portion 12, andcooperating with the wire netting forming the striking surface so as thereby lengthening vices.

greatly increasing the vefiiclency and certain embodiments of 'my invention, it. will be understood'that I do not wish to be limited to the exactcbnstruction. illustrated and described, but that various changes and 'modification s maybe made without departing from the s'pirit and scope of the i n'vention.

I claimas-rny' invention? ing strip interwoven withjsaid netting to said base, SillCl striphaving an offset portion disposed adjacent'said base, andwire clips extending through said netting and inter locking'with said offset portion of said rein I jforcing" stripto anchor the same to said base.

wire handle base. having diverging sides, a

wire netting having its ,lowerled'ges folded laterally over said sides, ajfiat metal reinstrip to anchor the same to said base 3.; In a fly swatter, a relativelyheavywire handle base having diverging "sides, a wire (7 netting having ItS 'lOWGI edgesfolded laterally over said sides, aflat metal're'in'forcing strip folded back on itself with its folded end passlng through said netting to's'upport opposite surfaces thereof-"beyond said base, the lower ends of 'said strip having offset disposed adjacentsaid base, and through said netting be; 7 of said basejand interlocking with said offset portions of said i wire clips passing strip to {anchor the same to said base,

4.111 afly swatter, a relatively'he'avy-wirei handle base havingidiverging sides, a. wire 125 7 1. In a flyswatter, a relativelyheavy wire handle base having diverging sides, a nettinghaving its lower edges folded erally oversaid sides, aflat metal'reinforc "9o support. opposite surfaces thereof beyond wire latf" 2. In a-eflyi s watterfa relativelylheavy i forcing strip interwoven with said netting to support opposite surfaces thereof, beyond 7 7 said base,g'said. strip havingfan ofi'set pore tion disposed adjacentsaid base,and.wire 7 clips extending. through said' nettingand said lateralfolds thereof between the diverging sides o fsaid wire base andinterlocking iwith saidfofl'set portion of's'aid reinforcing v,

nettingihaving:itsflower edges jfolded 'latera'lly over said sides,

ing Strip foldedbeQ on itself withfitsfolded a I it} throughsaid netting to. supportopposite surfaces th'ereotbeyond said b s iao end passing a fiat metal reinforc a the lower ends of said strip having offset j portions disposed'adjacent said base, and wire clips passing through and securing said said strip in interlocking netting and said lateral folds between the diverging sides of said wire base, and clamping opposite sides of said ofi'set portions of anchor the same to said base. 7 V

5. In a fly swatter, a relatively heavy-wire handle base having diverging sides, a wire netting having its lower edges folded laterally oversald sides, a flat metal reinforcing strip foldedback on itself with its folded end passing through said netting to support opposite surfaces thereof beyond saidbase, the lower endsof said strip having corrugated offset portions registering'with each other and disposed adjacent said base, means securing said netting and lateral folds thereof flatwise over said wire base and interlooking with said offset portions of said strip to anchor the same to said base.

6 In a fly swatter, a relatively heavy-Wire handle base having diverging sides, a fibre supporting piece folded laterally over said sides, a wire nettinghaving its lower edges folded laterally over said supportingpiece' and said sides, aflat metal reinforcing strip folded back-on itself and interwoven with engagement to I said netting to support opposite surfaces thereof beyond said base, the lower ends of said strip having offset portions disposed said supporting piece, and wire clips passing through said netting and fibre supporting piece and interlocking with said reinforcing er edges folded laterally over said supopposite surfaces thereof beyond said base, the lower ends of ,said strip, having off"- set, corrugated portions disposed adjacent I said base and within the folds of 7 said supporting piece, and securing means passing through said netting and supportingmember to'holdithe same flatwise over said base, and interlocking withfsaid reinforcingv strip to anchor the'same'to said base.

Signed at Chicago, 111., this 11th day of March, 1927.

I 'JOHN ALUBBERS.

vadjacent said base and within the folds of I i porting piece and said sides, a flat metal, v I 1 reinforcing strip 7 folded backonl itself-and interwoven with said netting to support 

